Issue: The Brown/Bordeau family own 24 acres of rural land, that includes both level land with fertile soils and hillside pasture land. The older family members live in the one dwelling on the property. They wanted to provide a second dwelling on-site for the younger adult family members and a building to conduct a home occupation more »

Issue: The construction of a previously approved reservoir went beyond the size and scope of what was originally approved. Years later, the property owner was interested in obtaining full approval for the completed project. The earthen levee around part of 1.5-acre reservoir was never inspected. Levee failure would result in flooding a nearby arterial County more »

Issue: A Christian conference center and youth camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains proposed expansion of overnight accommodations and several new facilities within its 85-acre campus. The campus and the surrounding communities depend on groundwater from the same aquifer and the aquifer was experiencing overdraft. In addition, two federally listed endangered species inhabited the site. more »

Issue: A subdivision was proposed on vacant 190-acre site in the Aptos area. The Santa Cruz County’s General Plan designated the entire site for urban expansion but the property contained several environmentally sensitive habitats and species that were protected by either local, State or federal regulations, including the Endangered Species Act Solution: Managed the Environmental more »

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